{"product_id":"book-bkjo","title":"Courage Is Contagious","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays celebrating the influential former first lady, by an array of acclaimed contributors and with a foreword by Lena Dunham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichelle Obama’s legacy transcends categorization. Mrs. Obama was not only our first black first lady; she was President Obama’s equal partner in marriage and parenthood and a tireless advocate for women’s rights, education, healthy eating, and exercise. Her genre-busting personal style encouraged others to speak, to engage, even to dress as they wished. In an extension of his popular \u003ci\u003eT, The New York Times Style Magazine \u003c\/i\u003efeature\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eNick Haramis has assembled nineteen essays from prizewinning writers, Hollywood stars, and political leaders—all of whom have been moved and influenced by Mrs. Obama’s extraordinary example of grace in power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are original testimonials from Gloria Steinem, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alice Waters, and Charlamagne tha God, among others. Presidential biographer Jon Meacham supplies historical perspective. Actress Tracee Ellis Ross suggests that Mrs. Obama “provided an antidote to all the false representations of black women that have inundated us for centuries.” Anna Wintour and designer Jason Wu celebrate the former first lady’s impact as an international fashion icon. Two ninth-grade girls—one in training to be a boxer—talk about how Mrs. Obama has emboldened them to be themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are some of the many facets of Michelle Obama as she continues to inspire us, a stirring reminder that the best of America once lived in the White House, embodied in one authentic, inclusive, and courageous woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead by the authors and a full cast of narrators:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLena Dunham\u003cbr\u003eNick Haramis\u003cbr\u003eAlice Waters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZainab Jah\u003cbr\u003eJanet Mock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaymond Lee \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin Spencer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdasendis De La Cruz\u003cbr\u003eIssa Rae\u003cbr\u003eCharlamagne tha God\u003cbr\u003eGloria Steinem\u003cbr\u003ePatton Oswalt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHillary Huber\u003cbr\u003eRashida Jones\u003cbr\u003eJon Meacham\u003cbr\u003eLaura Camacho\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabourey Sidibe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKimberly Farr\u003cbr\u003eAdenrele Ojo\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49332043809072,"sku":"BDbkjo","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bkjo-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776545252","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bkjo","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}